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Simplicity Zen Podcast Ep. 98 - Desire vs Craving in Buddhism (Dharma Talk)
Apr 24, 2026
36m 22s
Ep 97 - Zen Interview with Kokyo Henkel #2 (Zen Podcast)
Apr 7, 2026
1h 46m 05s
Ep 96 - Zen Interview with Seiso Paul Cooper #2 (Zen Podcast)
Mar 18, 2026
50m 40s
Simplicity Zen Podcast Ep. 95 - "Showing Up" (Dharma Talk)
Mar 3, 2026
41m 48s
Ep 94 - Zen Interview with Stephen Slottow Part II (Zen Podcast)
Feb 24, 2026
2h 20m 48s
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| 4/24/26 | Simplicity Zen Podcast Ep. 98 - Desire vs Craving in Buddhism (Dharma Talk) | In this dharma talk we explore the differences between desire vs craving in Buddhism. Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, he became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson under whom he eventually received shiho (2022) and Inka Shomei (2025) in the lin... | 36m 22s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 |  Ep 97 - Zen Interview with Kokyo Henkel #2 (Zen Podcast) | In this episode with Kokyo we discuss various topics like solo Zen retreats, koan training, Dzogchen, psychedelics and his hermitage. Kokyo Henkel has been practicing Zen since 1990, in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley, Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan, and Santa Cruz Zen Center. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo has also been practic... | 1h 46m 05s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 |  Ep 96 - Zen Interview with Seiso Paul Cooper #2 (Zen Podcast) | Seiso Paul Cooper is an ordained priest and a transmitted teacher in the lineage of Dainin Katagiri. He has practiced and studied in both the Soto and the Rinzai traditions. He began his formal practice in 1980 and received Dharma transmission from Sojun Diane Martin Roshi. He is the founder and former guiding teacher of the Two Rivers Zen Community in Narrowsburg, NY. He currently lives in Barry, Vermont where he founded and leads the Barre Zen Meditation Center. He teaches and practices the... | 50m 40s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | Simplicity Zen Podcast Ep. 95 - "Showing Up" (Dharma Talk) | This a recorded Simplicity Zen Dharma talk by Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford on the topic of "Showing Up". More information about Simplicity Zen Here: https://simplicityzen.com/ Podcasts Dharma TalksOnline Zen Training Speaker Bio: Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary... | 41m 48s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  Ep 94 - Zen Interview with Stephen Slottow Part II (Zen Podcast) | Stephen a long time Zen koan practitioner and a professor of music theory at the University of North Texas. He was a professional fiddler and banjo player and an author of a book on the Americanization of Zen Chanting. This is part 2 of our discussion. You can find our earlier conversation as part of this podcast series. For more on the Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/ | 2h 20m 48s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | Simplicity Zen Podcast Ep. 93 - Zen Inquiry with the Bodhisattva Precepts (Dharma Talk) | In this talk we explore how to work with the Zen Bodhisattva Precepts using an inquiry approach. Speaker Bio: Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, he became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson under whom he eventually received shiho (2022) and... | 50m 16s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 92 - An Interview with James Ishmael Ford (The Zen Lamp Series) | James Ishmael Ford is a Zen teacher and semi-retired Unitarian Universalist minister. He has dharma transmission from Houn Jiyu Kennett and Inka Shomei from John Nanryu Ji'un-ken Tarrant. He is the guiding teacher of the Empty Moon Sangha. For more about James: - http://www.jamesishmaelford.com/ For more about Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/ | 1h 22m 33s | ||||||
| 1/5/24 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 91 - An Interview with Gambo Berry Crawford (The Zen Lamp Series) | Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, Berry became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson and in 2022 was authorized to independently teach Zen. He is a koan student of Russell “Kyofu Seikyo” Mitchell in the Open Mind Zen School and was authorized by him as an Assistant T... | 1h 18m 05s | ||||||
| 12/8/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 90 - An Interview with Peter Levitt (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Zen Teacher Eihei Peter Levitt Eihei Peter Levitt is the founder and guiding teacher of the Salt Spring Zen Circle on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, where he resides with his wife, poet Shirley Graham. He was authorized as a Zen teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi by Zoketsu Norman Fischer, founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation, and received Preceptor Transmission in the White Plum Lineage from Roshi Egyoku Nakao. Salt Springs Zen Circle: https://salt... | 1h 26m 50s | ||||||
| 11/18/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 89 - An Interview with Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith (The Zen Lamp Series) | Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith is the Head Teacher at the Zen Center of Los Angelos. She started studying Zen in the Rinzai tradition at New York Zendo Shobo-Ji in Manhattan in 1987. At Dai Bosatsu Zendo, she received Jukai in 1994 from Eido Shimano Roshi, with whom she studied until 2000, when she moved to Los Angeles. She became a member of ZCLA in 2001 and began her studies with Roshi Egyoku. She joined ZCLA’s staff as Program Steward in 2010 and the Teacher’s Circle in 2016. ... | 1h 11m 07s | ||||||
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| 10/27/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 88 - An Interview with Teshin Matthew Sweger (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Zen Teacher and Priest Teshin Matthew Sweger Teshin Matthew Sweger is the teacher and resident priest at the North Carolina Zen Center. He was ordained as a Buddhist priest in 2004 by Lawson Sachter Roshi, a Dharma successor to Philip Kapelau Roshi. After completing the Harada-Yasutani koan curriculum, Teshin received Dharma transmission from Sevan Ross, a Dharma successor to James Myoun Ford Roshi. Teshin recently received Inka from James Myoun Ford Roshi, com... | 1h 45m 33s | ||||||
| 10/21/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 87 - An Interview with Dr Sono Andrew Tootell (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Zen Teacher Dr Sono Andrew Tootell Dr Sono Andrew Tootell is an Australian Zen teacher in the Ordinary Mind Zen School. He is the dharma heir of Barry Magid and is an accredited mental health social worker and maintains a private psychotherapy practice. He is the teacher for the OzZen sangha. More about Andrew: https://ordinarymind.com.au/ More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/ | 1h 23m 02s | ||||||
| 10/6/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 86 - An Interview with Adam Fogel (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Rabbi and Zen Teacher Adam Fogel Adam Fogel is a practicing Jewish Rabbi and long time Zen practitioner with authorization from his guiding Zen teacher, Ruben Habito Roshi, to offer Zen training within the context of Jewish high holiday retreats. He is also a licensed and practicing psychologist in the State of California. More from Adam: https://mindfuljudaism.com/ More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/ | 1h 31m 15s | ||||||
| 9/29/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 85 - An Interview with Stephen Slottow (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Zen practitioner and Music/Chanting Scholar Stephen Slottow Stephen Slottow is a long time Zen koan practitioner and a professor of music theory at he University of North Texas. He was a professional fiddler and banjo player and an author of a book on the Americanization of Zen Chanting which we will discuss today. More about Stephen: https://music.unt.edu/faculty-and-staff/stephen-slottow More about Simplicity Zen: https://simplicityzen.com/ | 2h 38m 37s | ||||||
| 9/22/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 84 - An Interview with Bobby Chowa Werner (The Zen Lamp Series) | Bobby Chowa Werner is a dharma holder, or assistant teacher, in the White Plum Zen tradition. He has been a student of Roshi Anne Seisen Saunders since 2005 at the Sweetwater Zen Center in the San Diego California area. Chowa’s livelihood is in the music industry, composing and producing music for various projects and touring with an acappella doo wop quartet, The Alley Cats. Chowa is also on the management team for Duwara Consciousness Foundation, which provides services for San Diegan... | 1h 32m 45s | ||||||
| 9/15/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 83 - An Interview with Koshin Paley Ellison (The Zen Lamp Series) | Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and ACPE Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After working more than a decade as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Koshin began his formal Zen training in 1987, and he is a recognized Soto Zen Teacher by the American Zen Teachers Association, White Plum Asanga, and Soto Zen Buddhist Association. He serves on the Board of Directors at the Soto Zen Bu... | 1h 03m 00s | ||||||
| 8/22/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 82 - An Interview with Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt (The Zen Lamp Series) | Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism. As an ordained Soto Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to Asian Americans, all BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and those ... | 1h 30m 25s | ||||||
| 8/18/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 81 - An Interview with Mushim Patricia Ikeda (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Mushim Patricia Ikeda Mushim Patricia Ikeda is a Buddhist teacher ordained in the Korean Sŏn (Zen) tradition. She is also an author, poet, mentor, and community activist. She teaches meditation retreats for people of color, women, and social justice activists nationally and is a meditation teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in downtown Oakland. She was a board member of the San Francisco Zen Center. In September 2015 she received an honorary Doctor ... | 2h 19m 45s | ||||||
| 8/8/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 80 - An Interview with Kogen Czarnik (The Zen Lamp Series) | Kogen Czarnik is a full Soto Zen priest (Osho) in the lineage of Tangen Harada Roshi. He began Zen practiice in 2003 in Poland, and soon after graduating from college he went to Japan to practice Dharma in a traditional monastic context. Since then, he has been practicing at monasteries such as Bukkoku-ji, Sogen-ji, Tosho-ji (where he did his priest training in temple's monk hall or sodo). Additionally, he practiced in monasteries in South Korea. He is currently serving at Enso House,... | 1h 56m 54s | ||||||
| 8/4/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 79 - An Interview with Helen Hobart (The Zen Lamp Series) | Helen Hobart is an ordained Vietnamese Zen practitioner and community leader. In 2010 she was ordained at Plum Village into Order of Interbeing where she was given the dharma name "True Sacred Clouds". She is a board certified chaplain and works professionally in that field. She has been the on the board of directors for both the Sacramento Dharma Center and the Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group (SBMG). At SMBG she has been board president, serves on the scheduling ... | 1h 23m 56s | ||||||
| 7/28/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 78 - An Interview with Korin Charlie Pokorny (The Zen Lamp Series) | Korin Charlie Pokorny is a Soto Zen priest and was ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1999 and then received dharma transmission from him in 2018. He studied koans with Daniel Terragno under whom he completed Harada/Yasutani koan curriculum. He has a Masters degree from Stanford University in Religious Studies. He currently is a Dharma teacher at the Brooklyn Zen Center and is a member of the teaching faculties at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in California and the Union Theo... | 1h 33m 33s | ||||||
| 7/21/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 77 - An Interview with Shinko Andreas Hagn (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Soto Zen Priest and Teacher Shinko Andreas Hagn Shinko Andreas Hagn is the founder and teacher of Daijihi, a Soto Zen sangha in Viena Austria. He received jukai by Ryuten Rosenblum Roshi, a successor of Baker Roshi in 2011 and was ordained as a priest in 2019. His ordination teacher was Hoko Karnegis, who is in the senior teacher in Sanshinji lineage of Okumura Roshi. He has worked as a chaplain to prison inmates and the homeless population. More about Sh... | 1h 01m 11s | ||||||
| 7/14/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 76 - An Interview with Tim Burkett (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Soto Zen Priest, Zen Teacher and Author Tim Burkett Tim Burkett is Zen priest, Zen teacher and retired licensed Ph.D. psychologist. Tim was the Guiding Teacher of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center from 2002-2019 and the retired CEO of one of Minnesota's largest non-profit mental health agencies, People Incorporated. He was among Suzuki Roshi's and Katagiri Roshi's first students and received dharma transmission from Sekijun Karen Sunna in the Katagiri lineage in 2... | 1h 33m 05s | ||||||
| 7/7/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 75 - An Interview with David Isurushin Shapiro (The Zen Lamp Series) | An Interview with Soto Zen Priest David Isurushin Shapiro. David Shapiro is a Zen priest in the Clear Mind Zen lineage which flows through pioneering Soto Zen priest Sōyū Matsuoka Roshi. He received Dharma Transmission from John Shoji Sorensen Roshi and lives and practices in Reno, Nevada. He is a retired rehabilitation specialist and has worked with many vulnerable populations including disabled veterans and disadvantaged teens. More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simp... | 1h 02m 03s | ||||||
| 7/1/23 |  Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 74 - An Interview with Tatsudo Nicole Baden (The Zen Lamp Series) | Tatsudo Nicole Baden is a Dharma Successor of Zentatsu Baker Roshi in the Dharma Sangha Soto Zen Lineage. She has been practicing Zen since 2001 and received Dharma Transmission in 2017. She graduated as a psychologist from the University of Oldenburg in 2008. She also trained at the ‘School for Body Mind Centering’ for four years. Since 2009 she has been living and practicing either at the Crestone Mountain Zen Center or at the Zen Buddhist Center Schwarzwald (ZBZS) in Germany. At present, s... | 2h 16m 05s | ||||||
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